Churchville-Chili School District leaders say they have unbalanced enrollment at their three elementary schools. They believe the best solution is to change the boundaries.

"We've had a decrease in our enrollment at our Churchville elementary school and we're overcrowded at our Chestnut Ridge School, so we had to look at options in terms of how do we correct that disparity," said Dr. Pamela Kissel, superintendent.

Some parents claim they did not learn of these changes from the district, but rather from their children or on Facebook.

Dr. Kissel says the full report is on the district's web site and the community was alerted through other means. She said principals are currently in the process of personally contacting affected families.

"We've had public forums for our parents. We advertised in our link, it's our publication that we send out to the whole community inviting them to provide us input and give us their feedback,” Kissel said.

School leaders say by changing these boundaries, some students will actually be attending a school closer to where they live. The district is doing everything possible to make for a smooth transition for the affected students. However, it's natural for children and parents to adjust to change and the district is taking that into consideration.

"It's kids first and we think this will benefit our kids instructionally because they'll have more equity,” Kissel said. “Right now, we have overcrowding in the one school and we want to eliminate that problem."

There are also plans to have special welcoming programs for the children that will be changing schools to help them feel more comfortable in their new surroundings.

Students from Fairbanks Road and Chestnut Ridge elementary schools have learned that come September, they will be attending different schools. The teachers and bus drivers that parents have trusted their children with will change.

“It will impact how we go about schooling and bussing. We have a relationship with the teachers at the school that we are very comfortable with,” said Katie Cieslinkski, elementary school mother.

According to the Board of Education, the goal of this redistribution is to equalize enrollment and maximize the use of all facilities, with Fairbanks Road School seeing the greatest possibility of growth.

For Penny Saulen, whose family lost their home to a fire last year, changing schools is not an option.

“I will do whatever I have to. I will not let them be moved from Chestnut Ridge,” said Saulen. “They need routine and they need structure and they need to know where they’re going and what they're doing. Change is not good for them.”

It's not only the additional time added to the morning commute or the change in routine that has many parents upset, all of the mothers YNN spoke to said it was the way they found out that upset them. Some heard from their child, some from Facebook, and some from a voicemail the principal left that came, in their opinion, far too late. They also say they had no idea the topic was even on the meeting's agenda.

“We're not opposed to the change. We’re upset with the way they went about it and they didn’t inform the parents. There was zero parental participation,” said Cieslinkski.

“They’re making this massive change without any of our input,” said Christina Clancy, another student’s mother.

The School Board said families would receive a phone call from the current principal and a detailed letter. Some of the parents said they received a voicemail while others are still waiting.

It can be hard being the new kid on the block.

“He was upset, cried himself to sleep last night,” Cieslinkski told YNN.

“I do not want to move. I won't have anyone to talk to,” one of the students said.

Other kids say they'll roll with the punches.

“I can make new friends,” another student said.